#173C32#173C32

#173C32 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.036; OKLCH L 32.6% C 0.046 H 173.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#173C32
RGB	rgb(23, 60, 50)
HSL	hsl(164, 45%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(164, 62%, 24%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.7%, 0%, 16.7%, 76.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.46, -16.19, 2.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.46, 16.33, 172.27°)
OKLab	oklab(32.57% -0.046 0.0056)
OKLCH	oklch(32.57% 0.046 173.1)
XYZ	xyz(2.5447, 3.6439, 3.5862)
Luminance	0.0364 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#173C32 #3C1721

analogous

#173C20 #173C32 #17343C

triadic

#173C32 #32173C #3C3217

tetradic

#173C32 #20173C #3C1721 #343C17

square

#173C32 #20173C #3C1721 #343C17

split-complementary

#173C32 #3C1734 #3C2017

monochromatic

#081612 #081612 #173C32 #286857 #39947C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.15

#173C32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.73

#173C32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #173C32

12.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##173C32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##173C32	1.00	12.15	1.73	12.15
#FFFFFF	12.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A3832

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#343433

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#053D39

Achromatopsia (no color)

#363636

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #173c32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 60, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.6% 0.046 173.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#587269',
    500: '#173c32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #173c32;
$custom-light: #587269;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#173c32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 163.784,
    "s": 44.578,
    "l": 16.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32569,
    "c": 0.04632,
    "h": 173.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.03644
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#173C32

secondary

#733C4B

accent

#5476D4

background

#F5F6F6

surface

#E9ECEB

border

#C5C7C6

text

#030806

muted

#787B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #173C32

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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